Guangxiao Temple光孝寺英文介绍.pptVIP

Among the historical sights in Guangzhou, Guangxiao Temple enjoys the longest history (more than 1500 years) and is the richest cultural relics. Guangxiao Temple is famous not only for its’ history and cultural relics, but also for fact that many cultural celebrities and Buddhist dignitaries（高僧） had ever stayed here,for example,the founder of the southern school（南派） of Zen Buddhism（禅）, Huineng. On the front gate of Guangxiao Temple, there is a couplet(对联) about the evolution(沿革) of Guangxiao Temple:Discussing the old tree at the city of Five-goats,visiting Ke woods for the first stop(五羊论古树，初地访柯林). The Mahavira hall is the main building built in the year of 401. The crossbeam and the roof The special structure was followed by lots of temples in the south. It keeps the features of the architectures in Tang Dynasty(618A.D- 907A.D) and Song Dynasty (960A.D—1279A.D). It is attached as an important construction in the preserved old buildings. The seven-storied Hair Burying Tower is 7.8 meters high. There are 8 little figures of Buddha on each storey. The base of the tower is built by red sandstone(红砂岩).The tower looks elegant. As a tower of Tang Dynasty, it’s very few of this kind in our country. Hall of Sixth Ancestor ，in honor of Huineng，it was first in Zhenzong’s region period(北宋真宗年间),Song Dynasty,followed by repair for several times.This is the statue of Huineng,sedate(安详) and wise. Bo-dhi Tree(菩提树) This one is transplanted from Nanhua Temple, in Shaoguan,with its origin in Guangxiao Temple. It’s more than 180 years old now. East Iron Tower（千佛铁塔） Behind Daxiong Bao Dian(大熊宝殿), there are two iron towers (铁塔)on both sides. The one on the east side was founded in 976 A. D. The iron tower on the west side was bulit in 936 A. D. Later it was crushed into halves because of the collapse of the wall(铁塔殿倒塌). * Guangxiao Temple Introduction ① ③ ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ Front door(光孝寺门前) The Mahavira Hall (大雄宝殿) Hair Burying Tower（瘗发塔） Hall Of Sixth Ancestor（六